Kelly Wright

anti-AI “credo” I have a religious exemption from using all generative “A.I.” I am not a member of the Silicon Valley sect. Their beliefs and practices are an affront to my sensibilities. The tech is trained on stolen intellectual property. The output is riddled with mistakes, and it is incapable of comprehending the weight of its errors. It is not even an “it.” But sometimes, it is filtered and massaged by unaccountable human sweatshop workers and bad actors. I am not required to use “A.I.” any more than I am required to join Amway, buy black market rhino horn, or attend the Fyre Festival. As a human, I have a duty and right to limit my carbon and water footprint and protect my fellow human. As a union worker, I have a duty and right to oppose tech that is used to threaten workers or cheapen our product. As a tech consumer, I have a duty and right to oppose scams that lower the quality of our tools. As a scholar, I have a duty and right to oppose anti-intellectualism. As a taxpayer, I have a duty and right to oppose the misallocation of public funds and data. As a grown up, I have a duty and right to protect young people from predators. As a person with a conscience, I am appalled at the decadent disregard for user safety, the callous dismissal of responsibility for lives ruined and slaughtered. My religion is related to my identity, geography, and family, making it an irrelevant accident of birth. What matters is that I was born. I have an exemption from their digital rapture, their cultural austerity, their intellectual poverty. I practice wholesome hedonism and First Do No Harm. CS 12/9/2025

i included this in my syllabi this year

Wow.

A screenshot of a wordle results screen that shows 1500 played, 100% win rate, 1144 current streak, 1144 max streak.

❤️

So are you the human or the pirate?

I am here for it. Brisket for every meal.

Lucille Bluth concurs.

A few more tote bags for the makers market, for people who don’t want to be too flashy but still like to have a little fun. See you Nov. 16, 12:30-2:30, at the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago.

Me holding a large shawl with an undulating wave pattern and an ombré that shades from dark to light blue.

Me wearing a large shawl with an undulating wave pattern and an ombré that shades from dark to light blue.

Hey @skelleyton.bsky.social check out what I made with your Great Lakes collection. @dyemadyarns.bsky.social

Evanston food drive overwhelms 'in the best possible way' as SNAP recipients face uncertainty Many waited more than an hour to drop off bags of groceries during a food drive at Evanston Township High School.

Chicagoland going for MVP:

“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Tiny pouches for the fall makers market fundraiser for the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago. See you November 16!

At the Evanston #NoKings rally with @airanw.bsky.social

A tote bag made with black and gold Star Trek-themed fabric and hardware.

A tote bag made with black and gray Star Wars-themed fabric and hardware.

A tote bag made with canvas fabric in a dark blue and white floral pattern

A tote bag made with multicolor striped canvas fabric.

Four new tote bags (two for the cool kids and two for the normals) for the holiday makers market to benefit the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago. November 16, 12:30-2:30 — see you there!

I just saw a close-up magic show in a club hidden behind a false laundromat. Every part of the evening was filled with wonder and delight. I want to live in a world with more joyful surprises like this.

A blooming lilac bush

This is not supposed to happen in September.

I started doing this thing where, when I yawn, I cover my eyes instead of my mouth. Why? Why do I do this? Why is this happening??

A tote bag made from rainbow dragon fabric.

The interior view of a tote bag made from rainbow dragon fabric.

Another bag ready for the fundraiser. I love this one!

But what’s the one place, and is it Pequod’s?

Three tote bags with a pink floral print, displayed on shelves.

Three more finished tote bags for my fall maker’s market fundraiser for the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago.

I live a few blocks from there and I really like Popeyes. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Phase 2. Still don’t know what I’m doing with it.

I’m trying to take a nap, but a dog has stretched out beside me and has his paws on my shoulder. Rude.

Naptime

Ravinia Park filled with concert-goers, with a bright moon in the sky.

Not a bad night at Ravinia.

A monarch butterfly in a leafy garden.

Made a new friend while walking the dogs today.

Strips of fabric in many colors sewn together, creating horizontal stripes.

I started sewing together many strips of colorful fabric, and I still don’t really know why.

Radioactive wasp nest found at South Carolina site where U.S. once made nuclear bombs Employees who routinely check radiation levels at the Savannah River Site near Aiken found a wasp nest on July 3 on a post near tanks where liquid nuclear waste is stored.

Preview of tonight’s nightmares

two women are talking in a store and one of them is saying big mistake big huge Alt: two women are talking in a store and one of them is saying big mistake big huge—scene from Pretty Woman.

What if Democratic candidates used their enormous text messaging machine to mobilize, organize, inspire, explain, and build community instead of just asking for money all the time? Huge missed opportunity.